enjoy exercising

My personal circumstances changed, so it became really difficult for me to get to my gym, and so I essentially stopped going. I’ve now started at a new job and there is a nice gym LITERALLY next door to my office. I plan to join that gym when my last membership expires at the end of February and then I can go to that gym at lunch or before or after work – hopefully it will help!

Another thing that has helped me has been to stop beating myself up when I don’t go to the gym for a while. Forever, my pattern has been: Get all excited about this goal, go to the gym every day for three weeks, miss one day due to being tired or something else, give up on the goal. I have had to consciously let myself miss even up to a week or two here or there and still remind myself that there is no reason to give up. I slowly feel like it is becoming a habit. It’s taking longer than usual, but I’m hoping that it will stick this time!

I’m usually not an advocate of spending extra money when you don’t need to, but I really feel like this is making a difference for me. I joined a fancy, all-women’s fitness center and it really feels like I am working out at a spa when I am there. I am learning to enjoy exercise a lot more because I really feel motivated to work hard when I am there, since the facilities are so nice and the staff is so helpful – even the other members are encouraging! I am very hopeful that I am well on my way with this goal!